Preab Meadar by Lorcan Mac Mathuna
Preab Meadar is a unique collaboration of traditional Irish fiddle and voice by two very talented and respected performers.
A project of traditional Irish music innovators, Daire Ó Breacáin and Lorcán Mac Mathúna, which is inspired by metrical techniques of Old Irish Poetry, it uses complex alliterative patterns of syllabic Gaelic poetry of the mediaeval period as a basis for original compound compositions with complex layered rhythms.
In an explorative compositional process that took four years, Daire and Lorcán have redefined the terms for how the fiddle can combine with the voice in Irish music. Inspired by oral dance meters, medieval Irish poetry and a massive chain dance by the people of New Ross on the building of the town’s walls; they have coined new possibilities of rhythm and harmony in the partnership of voice and fiddle.
Their duet of voice and fiddle is, exciting, unexpected and refreshing. This is duet playing at its best.
Tracklist
| 1. | The Lion and Fox (Séadnadh Mór) | 3:30 |
| 2. | Sé Dúirt Sé | 3:52 |
| 3. | Rannaighneacht Ghairid | 3:31 |
| 4. | Captain Rock | 3:22 |
| 5. | Cladach An Bháis | 3:23 |
| 6. | Farraigí An Tuaiscirt | 5:06 |
| 7. | Do Shaoileas Nár Bhaoil Dom | 2:39 |
| 8. | Amergin | 3:55 |
| 9. | Samhradh (Deachnadh Bheag) | 3:19 |
| 10. | Teacht Slán As Anfa (Deibhide) | 2:17 |
| 11. | Aoibhinn | 3:31 |
| 12. | Tempest (Deibhide) | 2:17 |
| 13. | Snéadbhairdne | 2:27 |
Credits
Lorcán Mac Mathúna and Daire Bracken, composers and performers
License
All rights reserved.Tags
From the cradle Lorcán Mac Mathúna was surrounded by traditional irish music. Sean-Nós singing was the soundscape of his youth, the air he breathed.
Drawing on the deep roots of Sean-Nós he has brought the fundamentals of this ancient tradition into contemporary collaborations and compositions. He is truly a modern singer who sits comfortably with ancient tradition and the avant-garde.